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Colour

#97ACC0

  • #97ACC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97ACC0 is a blue with RGB values 151, 172, 192 and HSL 209°, 25%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97ACC0#97ACC0
HEX#97ACC0
RGBrgb(151, 172, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6745, 0.7529
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(209.3, 24.6%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 21.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,160
CSS custom property--colour: #97ACC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#68533F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ACC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA8C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8CB1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Dark grey · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0AB97
Analogous#97C0C0, #9798C0
Triadic#C097AC, #ACC097
Split complementary#C09798, #C0C097
Tetradic#C097C0, #C0AB97, #98C097

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F8FA
Lighter +20%#D7DFE6
Lighter +10%#B7C5D3
Darker −10%#7793AD
Darker −20%#5B7996
Darker −30%#486076
Darker −40%#344657
More saturated +25%#82ADD5
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R151
G172
B192
Red151 (59.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue209.27°
Saturation (HSL)24.55%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AC · B C0

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